French municipality votes to boycott settlement products

A municipality located near Paris, passed a motion declaring a boycott of Israeli settlement goods and vowing further research and labeling on other products from Israel, JTA reported Monday.

The council of Bondy passed the resolution with only five objections on June 23.

The mayor of the town, Sylvine Thomassin, belongs to French President Francois Hollande’s Socialist Party.

The motion follows a string of convictions against promoters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel in France.